Visit the Kentucky Association
of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies for events, regulations and
other information concerning this Kentucky association.
Visit I
Am Your Child for information on understanding
how the first three years of your child's life can affect your child's
life-long development, to learn more about recent brain development, to
gain access a list of resources and references, and to learn more about
what communities can do to promote children's healthy development.
Visit Clearinghouse
on Elementary and Early Childhood Education for information on publications,
to gain access to the National Parent Information Network, to gain information
about the Reggio Emilia Approach and the Project Approach, and to learn
more about research priorities in Early Childhood Education.
Visit the National
Child Care Information Center for information on White House initiatives,
national organizations, publications and other resources, and national
organizations.
Visit Child
Care Aware for information on accessing information on quality child
care and resources in your community. There is information about
the five steps to choosing child care, information about accreditation,
and The Daily Parent Newsletter.
Visit The National Program for Playground Safety for information on how your state's playgrounds rated in a national study. There is additional information about playground safety, Playground Safety Day, statistics, and the National Action Plan.
Visit Zero
to Three for information on a parent's guide to understanding developmental
assessment.
Visit the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) for information for parents, on professional development, young children, Week of the Young Child, public policy issues and news, membership information, Young Children International, upcoming conferences sponsored by NAECY, and catalog information for ordering their materials.
Visit Healthy
Child Magazine for information on how to receive a free issue, to view
the contents of the magazine, for additional links to child health and
safety websites, and a question and answer section.
Visit Stand
for Children for information on health, child care, educaton, after-school,
violence prevention and how to join others who are taking a Stand for Children.
Visit American
Academy of Pediatrics for information on becoming a member, on professional
education, advocacy, research, publications and current press releases,
you and your family and catalog information on ordering their materials.
Visit the National Head Start Association for information on exciting new job opportunities at NHSA, the 1999 mini-training series, the 1999 poverty guidelines, legislative updates, and the Weekly Hotline.
The Division of Child Care promotes quality child care through planning and initiatives that support the improvement and expansion of statewide childcare services and resources.
The Division of Licensed Child Care is responsible for licensing child day care programs, residential child caring facilities and child-placing agencies. The division is also responsible for the Quality Rating System and the investigation of complaints against these facilities.